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'Whistleblowing' case against Alder Hey collapses
A whistleblowing surgeon has lost his High Court battle with Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust and resigned from his post with immediate effect.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals removed from breach
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has been removed from significant breach by Monitor after more than three years.
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James Paget removed from significant breach
PERFORMANCE: Foundation trust regulator Monitor today announced that James Paget University Hospitals Foundation trust had been removed from significant breach of its terms of authorisation, having made “substantial improvements to the way it deals with risks to patients”.
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Many Britons 'do not trust GPs'
Almost two in three Britons do not have faith in their GP and 10 per cent of the public have panicked and asked accident and emergency departments to treat minor ailments, a survey has revealed.
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Care home checks continue over Christmas
On-the-spot inspections of care homes and NHS services will continue throughout the holidays, it has been announced.
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Kernow CCG approved in first wave
STRUCTURE: Kernow clinical commissioning group has been authorised with just three conditions in the first wave of CCGs to be approved by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NW Ambulance service hits category A8 target
PERFORMANCE: The ambulance trust hit its target in October for the proportion of “Category A” calls responded to within eight minutes, but missed the target for calls that must be responded to within 19 minutes.
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Hospital closes wards to visitors
A hospital has closed all its wards to visitors in a bid to stem a “significant outbreak” of the winter vomiting bug.
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South Reading CCG authorised with four conditions
STRUCTURE: South Reading clinical commissioning group has been authorised with four conditions.
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Sheffield Hospitals chief leads AHSN steering group
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust chief executive Sir Andrew Cash has joined the Yorkshire and Humber Partnership AHSN steering group.
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Norovirus hits Hull and Cottingham
PERFORMANCE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has issued a norovirus warning.
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West Middlesex scores well on Friends and Family
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has scored well on the initial trial results for the new “Friends and Family” test of patient satisfaction.
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GPs re-elected to Leicester CCG
All GP members on the governing body of Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group have been re-elected for three years.
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Monitor delays FT bids due to quality concerns
Monitor has deferred foundation trust applications from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust and Leicestershire Partnership Trust because of quality concerns.
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HSJ Live: rolling news 21.12.12
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DH publishes 'cherry picking list' and tariff details
The Department of Health has published a list of procedures which are liable to be “cherry picked” by independent providers, and could be paid for at a lower rate.
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Foundation trusts still lagging on savings targets in Q2
Regulator Monitor today urged foundation trusts to plan “sooner and more effectively” for future financial pressures, as its latest quarterly report showed the sector had made little progress in closing the gap between planned and actual savings.
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Redundancy threat for 750 staff at Yorkshire trust
Up to 750 jobs could be axed at Rotherham Foundation Trust as it looks to save £50m by 2015.
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NHS Direct chief to stand down
The chief executive of NHS Direct has announced he will step down next year.
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Alarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity has warned.